10 SIMPLE STEPS OF MAKING YOUR OWN VECTOR LINUX
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Vechief package, with the help of vecteloper + vecpkg2
packages, helps a Vector Linux chief to make an ISO from 
various materials including:
* cdrom: Slackware CDROM or previous VLrc.
* tgz: precompiled binary packages 
* tar: tarbal directory (original source code + custom)
* pkg: compiled packages from the tar
* doc: documentations
* isolinux: isolinux that contains generic vinstall

             (cdrom)------->+
                    (tgz)-->+
         (tar)----->(pkg)-->+
(doc)---------------------->+
(isolinux)----------------->+--->[iso]
		        
In this quick guide, we will make Vector Linux YOUR-OWN 5.0
from Slackware 10.


REQUIREMENTS
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1. A FAST computer and a VAST harddisk.
2. A Slackware 10 CDROM #1 (or VL Dynamite 5.0 rc2).
3. Download the vectelopment toolkits, including
   checkinstall, vecpkg2, vecteloper, vechief.
4. Download the materials, try the bundel
   src-5.0.tar.bz2.

THE HOW-TO
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1. Boot using the Install-CD. Use the cfdisk to make 7 partitions :
   SWAP    : obvious, isn't it ?
   HOST    : The build HOST (Slack/VL)                 : 2-3 GB
   HOME    : The compilation will be here              : 8 GB or more
   TARGET  : Temporary build partition                 : 1-2 GB
   MEDIA   : The ISO SOURCE will be assembled here     : 800 MB
   SETUP   : The optional setup tester will be here    : 250 MB
   DISTRO  : Your new made distro will be tested here  : 2-3 GB

2. If you are using a Vector Linux CD, just install it as is.
If you are using the Slackware, please choose the packages wisely 
since this will be our build HOST and the BASE candidate of your distro.
Use the HOST partition as /.
Use the HOME partition as /home (in VL, edit /etc/fstab later).

3. Reboot the system with the HOST, login as root.

4. For preparation, install the tool-kits:
  - checkinstall
  - vecpkg2
  - vecteloper
  - vechief
  - goto /home/vectelopment
  - extract the bundle
       tar -xjf /download/src-vldynamite-5.0.tar.bz2
  - extract the compressed source into the tarbal dir
      ./xp-all

5. Edit config.vl
The most important thing is changing these lines
   DISTRO_NAME="Vector Linux YOUR-OWN"
   DISTRO_VERSION="5.0rc1"
and the partition definitions 
   CDROM_DEV=/dev/hdc
   TARGET_DEV=/dev/hda8
   MEDIA_DEV=/dev/hda7
   SETUP_SEV=/dev/hda6

6. Put the Slackware CDROM in the drive.

7. Call ./vl-auto.
Shouldn't be too long. You have a FAST computer, right ?

8. If everything is going right, 
You will get the iso image under ./RELEASE/iso/*.iso.
Ready to be burned for installation.
But, let's test it first without wasting any CD-ROM ...

9. Call ./v81-install to install the SETUP system into the DISTRO partition.

10. Reboot, choose VLSETUP from the LILO boot menu.

Enjoy the magic.
Beyond this HOWTO, see VECHIEF-EXPERT and ... RTFS :)

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Kocil